ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Pooty Cunningham, the quarterback at Monroe High School, broke the Section V record for career passing touchdowns last week.
EXTENDED INTERVIEWS: Monroe’s Pooty Cunningham and Terrell CunninghamWith one throw, Cunningham became the sole leader in Section V history for passing touchdowns. He surpassed former Aquinas quarterback Jake Zembiec’s record just three games into his senior season.
“It meant a lot to me,” Cunningham said.
His coach is also his father, Terrell Cunningham Sr.
“I’m proud of him. I’m glad he was able to do it. But, you know, we’re not done yet. We still got some things to do as a team,” Terrell Cunningham Sr. said.
“I mean, I live in a house with this guy,” Pooty said.
Pooty’s love for football comes from his father, who played in college at Utica.
“My dad played football. I’ve seen his games when I was about like 3 or 4 years old,” Pooty said.
Though Terrell Sr. disputes that memory.
“He came late, so he definitely doesn’t remember. He was like a baby,” Terrell Sr. joked.
Terrell was in college when Pooty was born, so they’ve gone through a lot together.
“I was his first trainer, his first coach, first everything. I probably coach him harder than I coach the other guys. But he’s just one of the guys,” Terrell Sr. said.
As a freshman, Pooty learned from Khaya Moses as Monroe won a Section V title.
“I knew it was my time to shine,” Pooty said.
As a junior, Pooty set a single-season Section V record with 39 touchdowns and led Monroe to a state title a year ago. He called his own plays in that championship win.
“So I used my ability from 7 on 7 to call my own plays to translate on the field,” Pooty said.
Zembiec reached out to Pooty after he broke the record.
“He just was telling me, you know, just keep going. Keep being great,” Pooty said.
Pooty is also closing in on the career yards record for Section V. The Red Jackets host HFL on Friday.
“The best is yet to come,” Terrell Sr. said.
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